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A Guide to Choosing Colors for Your Brand by Dmitry One of the key elements of building a strong brand is color selection. Every color has a different feel and various associations. By choosing a color or a combination of colors for your brand identity, you will take on those associations. Colors will evoke certain emotions and feelings towards your brand so it is vital to choose a color that will represent your identity effectively.

consumers like products associated with a charity

The Negative Impact of Employee Poor Personal Financial Behaviors on Employers Author: E. Thomas Garman, Irene E. Leech and John E. Grable This article demonstrates that there are substantial costs to employers caused by the stresses associated with poor personal financial behaviors of employees. Approximately 15% of workers in the United States are currently experiencing stress from poor financial behaviors to the extent that it negatively impacts their productivity. The proportion of workers experiencing financial problems that negatively impact productivity for a single employer could range as high as 40 to 50% depending upon certain factors. The costs of reduced employee productivity because of poor personal financial behaviors are substantial. The full extent of the costs to employers is unknown. Key Words: absenteeism, employee assistance program, employee productivity, personal financial behavior, stress, substance abuse

"9th Exeter Arts & Therapies Conference (Exeter) 17/09/2010 - 17/09/2010 Friday September 17th 2010, 10.00am to 4.30pm - The Exeter Guildhall * Doom & Bloom * In challenging times people need both art and community more not less. Promoting successful Arts & Mental Health practice work in Devon. When EATc began in 2002 there were few projects in Devon specifically working with the arts and mental health. This event, organised in association with Arts & Health South West, celebrates an explosion in their diversity, range and number since then. It is a chance to gather, give and receive inspiration and to feel strength in numbers. It is hoped that it will mark the beginning of an Arts & Emotional Health network for Devon. Cost: £20 (£12 concessions) "

here's a fab video talking a bout David Allen's GTD methodology on getting things tdown. Fabulous! - read it and get it, if you feel it is useful - there's a my amazon associates link ton the bubble on the page ;0)

This is for when we become volunteer managers!

inancial Stress and Absenteeism: An Empirically Derived Model Author: Jinhee Kim and E. Thomas Garman This paper examines the relationship between financial stress and absenteeism. A conceptual model was derived from a Health Promotion Model and empirically tested to investigate relationships among determinants (individual characteristics), stress (financial stress), physical and psychological responses (organizational commitment and health), and absenteeism. Using data from white-collar workers at an insurance company in three midwestern states, this research determined that financial stress was negatively related to organizational commitment and was positively associated with absenteeism. Employers might consider offering workplace financial education programs to reduce absenteeism. Key words: financial stress, absenteeism, Work

branding - how people relate to brands. This has been covered also by Rob Walker's fab book called: I'm with the brand. See page for more detail - check out sticky note.

this is the word of mouth marketing assocation. There's some interesting info and freebies. US based, but still relevant

Check out how this association uses youtube to communicate with its audiences

social networks and blogs! - impact on business when power of digital and custoemr and company is blurrring - due to conversations!

Free tickets for under 26s for some performances in selected theatres and some as low as £5. Good for those communities you work with, for them to see the impact of the creative industries ;-) Enjoy

"fund raising standards board" FRSB tick credibility logo competitor, but free with no fee ;o). A service to put the minds at ease of potential donors. How good? Dunno, got here from Thirdsector Mag.

creative astore for handmade stuff ;-) enjoy ;-)